Hydrogenobacter thermophilus TK-6 is an aerobe, chemolithotroph, thermophilic bacterium that was isolated from hot springs.

Name and taxonomic classification:

Last LPSN update: , 14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Aquificota

Class: Aquificia

Order: Aquificales

Family: Aquificaceae

Genus: Hydrogenobacter

Species: Hydrogenobacter thermophilus

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Hydrogenobacter thermophilus Kawasumi et al. 1984

Synonym: No

Culture medium:

THERMOPHILIC HYDROGEN BACTERIA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 533)

MINERAL MEDIUM FOR CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC GROWTH (H-3) (DSMZ Medium 81)

Temperature:

Growth 70 °C

No Growth 37 °C

No Growth 80 °C

Optimum 70-75 °C

Growth 70 °C

Temperature range:

thermophilic

mesophilic

hyperthermophilic

Oxygen tolerance: aerobe

Nutrition type: chemolithotroph

Ability of spore formation: No

Observation: quinones: Methionaquinone (MTK)-7(VI,VII-H4)

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: hot springs

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): Izu, Kyushu

Country: Japan

Country ISO 3 Code: JPN

Continent: Asia

Culture collection no.: DSM 6534, IAM 12695, JCM 7687, NBRC 102181